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22.)

The Prisoners having been arraigned and having pleaded Not Guilty, on a former da, the trial now proceeds.

1 Wts for the King
Chaund Bibi – the Prosecr being asked if she was a Hindu & would be sworn as such – says I was a Hindu but have lost my cast and am not a Hindu – I have not been formally converted to Mohamedanism, but I think swearing on the Coran is the most solemn & binding way; though I think the Hindus, the Mussulmans, and the Gentlemen are all the right way.
Being further examined she says she believes in a future